Can't get update/connect to update server

[v2leech]

I'm new to Linux/Kubuntu and have tried most of the guides posted in the forum regarding Adept Manager and apt-get but still no luck.
I can't seem to get update or connect to update servers. I have tried reinstalling Gutsy from LiveCD for few times and still no luck. Tried using Adept Manager to get update, the progress bar just hang there at 0%. Try sudo apt-get update and got error connecting to server.

leech@leech:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
Codename: gutsy
leech@leech:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
leech@leech:~$ sudo apt-get update
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to us.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to archive.canonical.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to us.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US
Could not connect to archive.canonical.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to us.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
0% [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com (1.0.0.0)] [Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (1.0.0.0)]


Is there anyway that I can get the update to work??
I've been trying this for a week..

[dibl]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

From your browser, if you just try

http://security.ubuntu.com

Does it open the URL?

Actually, I just opened the next level of the repo and it says:

[ ] Archive-Update-in-Progress-auckland.canonical.com 20-Nov-2007 13:47 1

There may be a problem with that repo .... :P

[v2leech]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Yeap..I can open the URL and the links in it as well..

[dibl]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

There was a "rash" of problems with the Australian-region repos a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like there may be a stuck update again. I assume it's possible to change your repos to a more distant server location, although that is not a maneuver I have personally done. You might want to search Ubuntu Forum, or use Mr. Google, and see if you can learn the necessary steps. :P

[Fintan]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

I assume it's possible to change your repos to a more distant server location, although that is not a maneuver I have personally done.

Just for reference purposes here is mine (swiss):

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Alpha i386 (20070822.1)]/ gutsy main restricted

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Alpha i386 (20070822.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'commercial' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ gutsy commercial
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ gutsy commercial

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security multiverse

#screenlets
# deb http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu/ gutsy screenlets

#Mozilla Preview:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/ubuntu gutsy main universe

Works just fine

[v2leech]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Thanks for the source list Fintan...but still no luck though.

I'm currently trying the steps at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=587225&page=2 which I found in Google..

UPDATE:
Editing dhclient.conf seems to work.. but something still not right though..

leech@leech:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release [51.2kB]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages [14.2kB]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages [22.9kB]
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages [2903B]
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages [14B]
99% [Connecting to archive.canonical.com (1.0.0.0)] [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com (1.0.0.0)]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to us.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to archive.canonical.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
99% [Connecting to archive.canonical.com (1.0.0.0)] [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com (1.0.0.0)]

[Fintan]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Just for the hell of it open up your /etc/apt/sources.lst as root (right click on file->actions->edit as root) and change all the us's (us repos) for ch's (swiss repos)
save and do:

sudo apt-get update

Maybe that will work.

[dibl]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

When you go into the http://us.archive.ubuntu.com repo with a browser, you find all the files are being updated as of today:

http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/indices/

So this may be a temporary problem with server access due to repositories being refreshed with new files.

[Fintan]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Well then that is settled. You can now either wait or change nationalities

[dibl]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server



Kann ich die Schweizer verbinden?

[Fintan]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Kann ich die Schweizer verbinden?

= Can I connect the swiss?

Well, you can always try. Although the internet is doing a pretty good job of that

[v2leech]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

I changed the source list from .us to .ch. Here is what I got..

leech@leech:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports/main/debian-installer Translat ion-en_US
Get:2 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports Release [44.6kB]
Get:3 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports/main/debian-installer Packag es [2057B]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to archive.canonical.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg
Cannot initiate the connection to ch.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US
Could not connect to archive.canonical.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Cannot initiate the connection to ch.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection timed out
Err http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US
Cannot initiate the connection to ch.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:620:0:8:203:baff:fe52:38e6 80]
99% [Connecting to ch.archive.ubuntu.com (32.1.6.32)] [Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (1.0.0.0)]

[Fintan]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

I was a long shot and it has worked before. sorry it didn't for you

[v2leech]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

It's OK.. Weird that the update can't connect to the sources. I'll try other sources and see how it goes.. who knows maybe I'll get lucky.. :P

[SheeEttin]

Re: Can't get update/connect to update server

Try removing the country altogether, i.e. "http://archive.ubuntu.com".
(Incidentally, I just updated & upgraded from the US servers, and it worked fine.)